Born on 24th April, the same date as the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Lo-handre Louwrens is a right-handed keeper-batter from Keetmanshoop, Namibia. Louwrens was a class apart at the U-13 levels, which earned him a First-Class debut for Namibia at just 16 against Boland, in the Sunfoil 3-Day Cup, in Windhoek. The young star became Namibia's leading run-getter at the 2016 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, with 163 runs. It included a stellar 58* off 97 balls, helping Namibia upset the Proteas and enter the quarter-finals. The inning was followed by a splendid 96-ball 59 along with two remarkable catches against Nepal, which saw Namibia secure the 7th spot in the tournament. Lo-handre's maiden First-Class ton came against Boland at Paarl, during the 2017-18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup. He smashed 110 from 155 balls, helping Namibia draw the game. The Keetmanshoop-born youngster, got the honor to lead his country at the 2018 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup. He plundered the Kenya U-19s with a blistering 114* off 76 balls while chasing 180, followed by a run-a-ball 62 against the Irish which came in a defeat. Although Louwrens amassed 258 runs in 6 outings, Namibia finished 14th in the competition. During the 2018-19 ICC World Twenty20 Africa Qualifier, the Namibian keeper-batter hammered a magnificent 48-ball century against Mozambique and finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer. The 23-year-old cricketer's only T20I appearance for Namibia came against Botswana in 2019. His ODI debut was in March 2022, against Oman, in Dubai. With 218 runs in 9 ODIs, the selectors retained him in the squad for the upcoming ICC World T20 in Australia. (As of September 2022)
